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It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies). I believe that this is the first speech I have made on Britain leaving the European Union. The reason for my remaining unusually silent in this place is that back when the referendum was announced, I took a decision to not go to my constituents and tell them which way they should vote, but to try to remain...

The hon. Gentleman will have heard me when I said that I believe we should leave the single market. I can pinpoint the particular reason. If we are going to follow the instructions our constituents gave us, at least let us be bold, ambitious and look outside the club of 27 member states who, frankly, have not allowed some of the poorest countries to trade with that block. We should now set...

May I welcome a policy that will assist another 400,000 families and increase the amount of money we are spending to £6 billion? Will the Minister review the position in East Sussex? As a county with a low average wage, we are not receiving as much as Brighton and Hove, which is right on our borders. As a result, there is a concern that staff in the industry will migrate to Brighton....

Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 109 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 11 Sep 2017.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Save the Children FundAddress of donor: 1 St John's Lane, London EC1M 4ARAmount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights £516; hotels £248; visa £43; meals £89; total value £938Destination of visit: JordanDate of visit: 20-23 September 2016Purpose of visit: To assess the situation facing Syrian refugees, including visiting the Za'atari refugee camp and host communities in Amman, see the impact of UK aid, learn about Save the Children's work and meet with UK Embassy and DfID.(Registered 30 September 2016)

6. Land and property portfolio: (i) value over £100,000 and/or (ii) giving rental income of over £10,000 a year